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The appropriate font and size on drug label for the Thai elderly

The appropriate font and size on drug label for the Thai elderly

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
TCTR
Registry ID
TCTR20200913002
Enrollment
56
Registered
2020-09-13
Start date
2020-02-09
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-08-03

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Patient age >= 60 years old Drug labels Accuracy Speed Satisfaction

Interventions

each of participants will read all 6 drug labels(3 font 2 size) with recording audio For Drug labels were made by the researcher in accordance with the standard guidelines for proposals and improvemen
1 ophthalmologist&#44
1 ergonomist and 1 pharmacist choose and review drug label style before doing the research). The drug label size width 4 inches&#44
length 3.14 inches&#44
which is the most commonly used drug label size in Songklanagarind Hospital and 3 font types that used in the research including 1. Microsoft San Seriff Since it is the font that guideline recommends
Rattanachot Tienmongkol (2017)also found that TH Fah Kwang was read both sentences correctly and quickest&#44
therefore it is brought to be one of the font types for the research. 3. Angsana new due to it is the standard type font that used in the thesis font of Chulalongkorn University and the Prince of Song
Experimental Device
Drug labels

Sponsors

Faculty of medicine, Prince of Songkhla university
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
60 Years to 85 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. 60 years old and older 2. Able to read and write, or can read (but cannot write) and can communicate in Thai language

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Best corected VA is worse than 20/200 2. TMSE score is less than 23 points 3. TGDS-15 score is over 5 points 4. GAD 9 score is over 10 points 5. Unable to cooperate throughout the research 6. The ophthalmologist has opinion that there are problems with vision and not fit to do the research.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Speed 2 weeks after finish collecting all data time for reading each label,Accuracy 2 weeks after finish collecting all data Score of reading each label

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Satisfaction 2 weeks after finish collecting all data Questionnaired

Countries

Thailand

Contacts

Public ContactNattanich Sukanonsawat

Faculty of medicine,Prince of Songkhla University

i.am.bow@hotmail.com+66817666471

Outcome results

None listed

Source: TCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026